Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Continental Enters UAM Fray
Engine maker Continental is investing in eVTOL builder VerdeGo
Continental is working with VerdeGo Aero on a two- to three-seat UAV.
Continental is working with VerdeGo Aero on a two- to three-seat UAV.

Aircraft engine maker Continental Aerospace Technologies announced yesterday at EAA AirVenture that it is jumping into the urban air mobility fray, becoming a partner with, and making an investment in, Florida-based eVTOL builder VerdeGo Aero, which was founded by Erik Lindbergh, Embry-Riddle Eagle Flight Research Center director Pat Anderson, and Eric Bartsch. The VerdeGo is a two- to three-seat tiltwing design powered by hybrid integrated distributed electric propulsion that features a diesel engine. “Revolutions in aircraft come from revolutions in propulsion,” Lindbergh said, adding, “This is the most exciting time in aviation I’ve seen in my career.”